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M.Simons The World's Vintage Sailplanes 1908-45

THE SCUDS

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  In 1935 Sir John Carden commissioned Baynes to design a self-launching sailplane called the Carden Baynes Auxiliary. Although owing much to the Scud 2, this was a quite different design with a streamlined fuselage and cantilever wings mounted on a tall pylon. The wing was of larger span with a new aerofoil of Baynes’ own design. The fully retractable motor was a 249 cc 9 hp, Villiers motor-cycle engine. The Auxiliary was at the time the lowest-powered aeroplane ever to have flown successfully. Unfortunately, before he could take delivery, Carden was killed in an airline accident near Croydon. A second Auxiliary was constructed at Farnham but both were eventually sold without their engines. They were then known as Scud 3 sailplanes. The Villiers motor went to the Science Museum in Kensington.
  After the Second World War both Scud 3s and one of the Scud 2s survived. The Scud 2 was the one built by Slingsby from the Collins components. It was rebuilt by Vic Ginn and in 1950 began a second life. John Jeffries of the London Gliding Club logged over 200 hours in it, and made several flights of 100 km distance. This is almost without doubt the oldest airworthy sailplane in the world although after the rebuild before 1950, it may be that not all the original structure remains. At least one Scud 3 was also still flying in 1980.

  Technical data:
   Scud 3: Span, 13.87 m. Wing area, 11.15 sq m. Aspect ratio, 16. Flying weight, sailplane version, 204.12 kg. Wing loading 18.31 kg/sq m. Aerofoil, Baynes.

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  • M.Simons The World's Vintage Sailplanes 1908-45
  • Flight, May 1935
    FLYING ON 250 c.c.
  • Aeroplane Monthly 1993-10 / M.Oakey - Grapevine
    Регистрационный номер: BGA684

    Now on show in Brooklands’ glider exhibition, which is being extended until November 1993, is Scud III BGA684 - originally the Carden-Baynes Auxiliary prototype - which on June 13 took to the air for the first time in 33 years from Dunstable, at the end of a restoration begun by Les Collins and just completed by Ted Hull.

  • Flight 1935-05 / Flight

    Puzzle - find the power unit. No one would suspect that an auxiliary engine is tucked away within the fuselage of the Carden-Baynes sailplane.

  • Aeroplane Monthly 1982-11 / L.Jeffrey-Baynes - The Carden-Baynes Auxiliary

    Dr Dewsbery standing at the wingtip of the prototype Carden-Baynes Auxiliary at the time of the first flight in August 1935. The wingtip skid incorporated a throttle for use when taxiing out from the hangar solus. The plywood surfaces of the Auxiliary were clear varnished and the fabric covered structure clear doped.

  • Aeroplane Monthly 1982-11 / L.Jeffrey-Baynes - The Carden-Baynes Auxiliary

    This view of the Carden-Baynes Auxiliary, with Dr Dewsbery in attendance, shows the Villiers two-stroke engine ready for flight. At 3,450 rpm the engine gave 9 h.p. and with a full tank of fuel (1/2 gal) the entire unit weighed 50lb. Dr Dewsbery made the first powered flight in the Auxiliary on August 8, 1935 from Woodley aerodrome.

  • GL / M.Simons - The World's Vintage Sailplanes 1908-45 /Kookaburra/

    The Carden Baynes Auxiliary with the motor extended.

  • GL / M.Simons - The World's Vintage Sailplanes 1908-45 /Kookaburra/

    The Carden Baynes Auxiliary with the motor neatly retracted.

  • Flight 1935-05 / Flight

    Sir John Carden was kept busy demonstrating the operation of the retractable two-stroke engine of the Carden-Baynes sailplane.

  • Aeroplane Monthly 1982-11 / L.Jeffrey-Baynes - The Carden-Baynes Auxiliary
    Регистрационный номер: G-ALJR   [4]

    In March 1949, the second Auxiliary, later called the Scud III, took up British registry and became G-ALJR. For a while it was powered by a 350cc Villiers auxiliary but reverted to sailplane status in 1953 as BGA 283.

  • Aeroplane Monthly 1982-11 / L.Jeffrey-Baynes - The Carden-Baynes Auxiliary
    Регистрационный номер: G-ALJR   [4]

  • Aviation Historian 27 / T.Buttler - The Oldest Swinger
    Регистрационный номер: G-ALJR   [4]

    The Carden-Baynes Auxiliary was inspired by Sir John Carden, who loved gliding but wanted a "self-sufficient" sailplane. Accordingly, Baynes modified his Scud design to incorporate a 250 c.c. Villiers engine, which retracted into a housing aft of the trailing edge. Two were built, although both were later converted back into pure sailplanes.

  • Aeroplane Monthly 1988-11 / Personal album. Civil
    Регистрационный номер: G-ALJR   [4]

    The historic Abbott-Baynes Auxiliary G-ALJR/BGA283 was basically a Scud III fitted with a retractable 250 c.c. Villiers two-stroke engine. It is seen here at the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Garden Party, held at White Waltham in May 1950. In 1953 the Auxiliary was converted into a glider, and it survives today. Colour scheme in 1950 was cream overall with black lettering.

  • Flight 1935-05 / Flight

    The Carden-Villiers auxiliary unit in the Carden-Baynes sailplane. When the unit is retracted (right), the lid over the opening in the deck is automatically closed, and the lines are as smooth and clean as those of any pure sailplane.

  • Flight 1935-05 / Flight

    The Carden engine mounting. On the left may be seen the details, while the right-hand view shows the engine in an intermediate position. The cowling has been removed to show the mounting structure.

  • Aeroplane Monthly 1982-11 / L.Jeffrey-Baynes - The Carden-Baynes Auxiliary

    J. H. Clark’s cutaway drawing of the Villiers Mk XIVA single-cylinder 21 h.p. two-stroke inverted engine shows the method of retraction and details of installation. Weight of the motor unit and fuel tank was 50lb and the rate of climb was 35 m.p.h. at 230ft/min. The motor was not used for level flying as this would have caused over-revving and, consequently, overheating.

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